Although Yoga and Ayurveda are promoted around the world, the state of Ayurveda and medicinal herbs in Uttarakhand leaves much to be desired. The State Government touts various schemes and plans aimed at developing Uttarakhand into a herbal State but
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a new AYUSH Wellness Clinic and a restored Clock Tower in Schedule ‘B’ area of the President’s Estate on July 25, 2015 to mark the completion of the third year of his
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, which decided to provide impetus to Ayurveda education, told the Supreme Court that no relaxation in rules and regulations would be extended to students for admission into Ayurvedic colleges and that they must scrupulously
As the Modi government faces the accusation of saffronising education, an RSS-backed body has pitched for including Ayurveda, Siddha and other indigenous medical systems in an “integrated syllabus” for medicine. It has also called for major changes in all fields
National Food Science and Risk Assessment Centres (NFSRAC) are proposed to be set up as part of the scheme to strengthen food regulatory structure in the country. The central government has not asked the states to bear any expenditure on
The Ministry of AYUSH is contemplating setting up an AYUSH hospital in Kazakhstan, and it is in advanced stages of establishing an Ayurveda college in Bangladesh, the syllabus for which has already been drafted by an advisory committee. The Ministry
The syllabus of BAMS is being reworked from scratch to produce graduates who are competent enough to practise Ayurveda properly in the modern age. According to experts, the present-day BAMS graduates are efficient in theoretical studies. However, quite often they
In June 2014, the State Assembly and the Legislative Council gave its approval to the bill which allowed Homeopaths to practice Allopathy after completing a one-year bridge course in Pharmacology. However, the IMA moved the Bombay High Court over the
Pune-based Ayurveda expert Dr K V Pathak invents Nadigraph device that can detect cardiac, nervous system and digestive disorders. Nadigraph device functions like a portable ECG machine and has its name derived from Nadi Pariksha and electrograph. Pathak was called
There is a huge disparity between the pay in allopathic and AYUSH doctors. The members of the NRHM Karnataka Ayush Doctors’ Association demanded hike in their salary which was refused by the Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader. Hence
